Cement burial-vault.



PATENTED AUG. 27, 1907.

y W. W, GIPE. CEMENT BURIAL VAULT.

APPLIUATION FILED PEB. 25, 1907 wwslw) 2 SHEETS-SHEET l. `l

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PATENTED AUG. 2?, 19o?.

W. W. GIPB. y CEMENT BURIAL VAULT.

APPLIOATION FILED PEB. 25, 1907.

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WILLIAM WyeIP, or EAST GERMANTowm-INDIANA,

AssIeN'oa lor ONE-HALF To Amos E. I

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To all whom it may concern: V i 1 V lle it known thatI, WILLIAM W. GIPE, a citizen of the Unitedv States, residing at East Germantowm in the county oiWayne anclState of Indiana, have invente rangement, and combination of thc several parts substantially as hereinafter set forth.

The object'of'rny invention, briefly stated; is toprovide a burial vault 'composed-of sections of cementitions materials to be assembled with the various points of`in-Y tersecton secured. by interlocking joints, with means 1 whereby seid joints may be formed air-tight and waterprooi, and means for reinforcing the several parts whereby the maximum of strength and durability will beattained in vaults'lofthis character.

vOther particular objects and specific advantages of my invention will b`e-accentuatcd and brought out in thereurse of the ensuing specification:

complete; Fig. 2 shows across sectional'view of the as semblcd vault; Fig. 3 is a perspective viewof one of-tlflev The-preferredoonst'ruction `for my present invention' is shown most clearly in the accompanying two sheets of drawings, in whichi Figure 1 shows a perspective view of my invention sides of my vanlt; Fig. fl is a plan view of the reinforcing for either one'of the trip or lid sections; Fig. 5 is a persper'tive view showing vthe underside of one of the lid sections; Figlli isa perspective viewof the inner face of one of the end scr'tions; and llg. 7-1s a detail sectional View of a portion of one of `the lidsections, showing the manner of seijuring the lifting moans for the-lid sections. Similar reference ,characters denote like parte throughout the several vi'evvs'of the drawings.

"ln order that inyinvention .may beiully understoodl end its many advantages fl/Illy appreciated I will now takeup't detailed description-inwhich I will describe rnyinve'ntion as briefly and as e'ornpaetly as I may.

ln the' drawings theletters A and B denote the-sides 'which are' identical withl each other; and the letters C` endl) denote 'the ends which 'are-identical with each other. letters'lland'Fdenot'e the twosections -Q the top o r lid. All Vof saidl parts'being'formedjof a ce1 I menttimismaterial, "i

The side and end members. are :provid-eid `inftheir up per edges-with ex'terior.rabbets,' iorrningtongues a, b, cj.

height of the tongues. Byre'ason -of 'this contructio'nj In Fig. l" the side member A is shown reinforced by 'resented Aug, 271907. V

when the top is placed in position withthetongues re ceived within the groove, an outward' 'facing cement channel is.left,between the marginal region of the top and the'bottom of the rabbet, and the beveled faces of the tongues-and the opposed faces of the angular gro've 60 diverge, outward from each other, forming an inclined branch channel.

Babbets are formed at the sidesof the inner faces ofr the ends C and D, as`shown in Fig. 6, which are of a width the same as is the thickness of the sides A and B, and of a depth one-half the thickness of the ends, in which grooves are fitted the ends of the sides as is indicated 4in Fig. 1. Parallel and' communicaflg with 'cach oi seid grooves is formed a small channel, designatcd by the letter g'in Fig. 6, into which liquid cement 70 or the like may be -run alter the sides and the ends are `assembled, which will efiectually seal the joints' of said parts. The two parts E and F of the' top meet, or nearly so,

near 'the center and are alike exceptthat one, for in- 75 stance theV member F, has a tongue f extending from `its lowerI side longitudinally towards the member E,

anda groove e is formed on the inner underside of the member E to receive said tongue, whereby said memq bers E and F may be joined and the space therebetween maybe i-lled with cement to provide a'perfect joint.

I may employ means for reinforcing each of the several main members above referred to: The reinforcing material I employ is flat-bars of steel or the like.' 'In` Fig. the member C is shown reinforced bythe bars 1, '85' 2, 3 and 4, shown in dotted lines, `which are placednear the edges of the end C with their ends overlapping and i `secured together by rivets or the like a's indicated, thereby forminge solid frame, located centrally oi the thickness of therpembe'r. Like unto the above the end ,'90 D isrcinforced the-,bars 5, 6, 7 and 8. .t

the bars 9, 10, (il and 12, shown in dotted lines, which are placed-near'the edges o f the side ,A with their en'ds 'overlapping ands'ecured by rive'tsor the like 'as indicated, thereby forming a solid Vframe located centrallyr of the,thie'knees of'the'member A es indicated. "In like manner to the abovethe member B is reinforced Each of. the lid members, E andF, are reinforced-as is 100 shown Ain Fig. 4, inlwhichthe numerals- 17, '18,' 19 and-2O denote` barsv located nearthe-eclges of member with their ends-,overlapping each-other and'with two .braces'or btsggl and -22, of."s une materiaLextlendingdagepuy, casing sich entre are ,center and with uw' together by the rivet and the members 18, 21 and 20I are secured together by the rivet 26, thereby forming a solid and rigid frame. Said reinforcing frames are alike in both the members E and F.,

Secured in the reinforcing frame 0i the member E, near the rivets 23, 24, 25 and 26 are the eyes 27, 28, 29 and 30, respectively, which project up through theautface o the top as shown in Fig. 1; and in like manner the member F is provided with-the eyes 3i, 32, 33land 34, whichproject up in like manner. The object ofsaideyes being to provide means for attachment to saidl membere mid F whereby they may be lowered into position. Each oi the eyes 27, 28, 29 and 80 is formed substantially as. is the eye 2 ,9 shown in Fig. 7, which consists of a single length of wire or the likedoublel upon itself, inserted in' the aperture therefor with they ends thereof spread apart ae shown, thereby qlenching the member, and the solidified cement preventing tho \clenehed portions from straightening out. l

I desire that it be understood that the members E and F of the top may be formed in une integral member if desired. After the sides andthe ends of the vault are assembled on their final oundationit is apparent-that a 'wenn plastic state and allowed to solidify in position. I

Having now fully shown and described-my .invIa-f tionl and the best method for its construction to me known at this time, what I claim and desire lo www by Letters Patent of the United States, isfin n cement burial vault. the combination of pitje and end pieces having their upper edges provided with oxtx'ul i'abbets forming tongues, said tongues being beveled nu thehl outer edges. and u top having an nngoiiir groove formed around the marginal region of its under surface for the reception of said tongnes, said gi'oJve being of u depth less than the heightvof the tongues, whereb on ontwlai'd facing cement-receiving channel isi form be tween the mx-gina! region of the top and the bottomoi the i'nbiiet, und the relative angles of said groove and the :ops of said tene-ues being such that the beveled faces o! the tongues und the opposed iace` of the groove Hure oiitward awny-fr01n euch otheigy I ini testimony whereof i have hereunto. signec this i specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesseii.

I WILLIAM WQGIPE, Witnesses y y Amos E. Enma,

Runnin W. RANDLn. 

